toms Sko The United States opened the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,Toms Sko in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks to get suspected terrorists off the battlefield.
Congressional Republicans have been able to stop Obama from closing the facility by imposing financial and other restrictions.
toms Sko White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said this week that the administration is trying “very hard” to Toms Sko transfer 53 more detainees, among the 112 remaining, before the end of the year.
The rest are either facing trial by military Toms Sko commission or the government has determined that they are too dangerous to release but are not facing charges.
toms Sko Any decision to select a U.S. facility would require congressional approval -- something U.S.Toms Sko lawmakers say is unlikely. However, Earnest also suggested that Obama has not ruled out the possibility of using an executive order to close the facility.
The Pentagon plan makes Toms Sko no recommendations on which of the seven sites is preferred and provides no rankings, according to administration officials.
toms Sko A Pentagon assessment team reviewed the sites in recent months and detailed their advantages and disadvantages.Toms Sko They include locations, costs for renovations and construction, the ability to house troops and hold military commission hearings, and health care facilities.
Colorado's Centennial Correctional Facility has advantages that could outweigh its disadvantages, according to officials. But no details were available and no conclusions have been reached.Toms Sko The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
toms Sko The Florence, Colo., facility already holds convicted terrorists, including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and Zacarias Moussaoui,Toms Sko one of the conspirators of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
toms Sko To approve a transfer, Defense Secretary Ash Carter must conclude that the detainees will not return to terrorism or the battlefield Toms Sko upon release and that there is a host country willing to take them and guarantee they will secure them.